Jangchok Cheonwang

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Jangchok Cheonwang is the Korean name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist tradition who guards the southern direction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist deity
Dharmapala
Heavenly King
associatedWith Buddhist cosmology
guardian deities of the cardinal directions
protecting the Dharma
belongsToTradition Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
Vajrayana-influenced East Asian practices
cosmologicalRealm Cāturmahārājika heaven
culture Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED
domain Buddhist temples
equivalentInChinese Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng
equivalentInJapanese Zōchō-ten NERFINISHED
equivalentInSanskrit Virūḍhaka NERFINISHED
function protecting Buddhist practitioners
warding off evil influences
guardOfDirection south
hasCounterpart other Three Heavenly Kings
iconographicRole standing guard at temple gates
KoreanNameOf Virūḍhaka NERFINISHED
linguisticOriginOfName Korean language
memberOf Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED
positionAmongFourHeavenlyKings guardian of the south
religion Buddhism
role guardian of the world
protector of the southern quarter
title Heavenly King of the South NERFINISHED
typeOfDeity protective deity
veneratedAs guardian king
worshippedIn East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED
Korean Buddhist temples

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Virūḍhaka KoreanName Jangchok Cheonwang